Derby Monkey has added six new free Pinewood Derby car designs plans and templates to its free templates lineup for 2015. Derby Monkey made an unprecedented move one year ago when it started offering free Pinewood Derby car templates on its website. All other Pinewood Derby retailers make you pay for car plans and templates… not Derby Monkey. Derby Monkey …

Until Roger Bannister first broke the 4-minute mile in 1954, many of the experts thought it was impossible due to the limitations of the human body. Once that 4-minute barrier was finally proven to be beatable however, others soon followed; knowing the imaginary limit on speed no longer existed. The same was true before the first airplane broke the sound …

Just as successfully competing in any trade or vocation requires access to the proper tools of that trade, successfully building and racing a Pinewood Derby entry has specific tool needs of its own. Many of the tools featured here in the Derby Monkey Specialty Tools section have no other purpose than in building and tuning a Pinewood Derby car, and …

Grooved Pinewood Derby Axles Friction Myth Most will agree that the number one enemy to having a fast Pinewood Derby car is friction. Friction is a force that acts to stop the movement of two touching things… and when a Pinewood Derby car races down the track there are a lot of things touching each other. This touching is from …

Anyone who’s ever competed in a Pinewood Derby race knows the fun and excitement that comes from building and tuning up what they hope will be a winning racer and then finding out if all the effort put into the project actually pays off. While winning isn’t everything, it certainly beats losing! It’s our hope that each derby racer builds …

Anyone who’s been in the Boy or Cub Scouts has likely become familiar with the annual running of the Pinewood Derby. An entire Pinewood Derby culture has grown up around this popular race between Scouts who have each built their own miniature cars from blocks of pinewood, often with the help of an involved parent. These days, you can also …

Building a Pinewood Derby car is one of the most rewarding projects you can complete. With a basic wood block, axles and 4 wheels, you can create a speedy car based on physics principals or make a unique car with a lot of personal touch and creativity. While creating a winning Pinewood Derby car comes with accolades we would like …

When a sailboat racing team wins a regatta with a boat that’s identical to all the others, like in the Olympics, it’s obvious that their sailing technique plays a big part in the victory. In Pinewood Derby racing all the cars aren’t the same but, even if two cars are created from identical car-build kits, the building techniques used by …